TAIPEI (AFP) — Taiwan confirmed three new swine flu cases on Friday in a woman returning from the Philippines and two students flying back from the United States, bringing the island's total infections to five.
A 30-year-old woman who had been travelling in Manila May 16-20 with three relatives tested positive for A(H1N1) influenza, said the Centres for Disease Control (CDC).
"She was feeling unwell while in Manila. She went to a clinic on Thursday after she developed a fever. Her daughter was also screened after she too was running a fever," said CDC spokesman Shih Wen-yi.
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Swine flu in Taiwan, closer to RP
The new influenza virus, which has spread from Mexico to 40 other countries, moved nearer to the Philippines Wednesday after its northern neighbor, Taiwan, reported the island’s first confirmed case of swine flu.
The A(H1N1) virus continued to make inroads in Asia and Latin America on Wednesday, with the number of infections in Japan rising to 232 and the outbreak affecting a third western prefecture.
The Philippines remains free of the new flu virus, but health authorities are not taking any chances. The Department of Health (DoH) Wednesday ordered all government agencies to prepare for a flu outbreak in the country and draw up emergency measures.
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